Dane Kaley

Experience

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  5th Ranger Training Battalion

  Mar 1995 - Jun 1998

  Ranger Instructor

  - Leadership Coach and Small Group Team Building Facilitator- Mountainous terrain operations and mountain climbing Instructor

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  173rd Airborne Brigade Combat Team

  Aug 1998 - Aug 2001

  - Lead and Mentor the 1/508th Airborne Battalion Recon Platoon- Multiple deployments to The Balkans and Tunisia - Lead and Train young soldiers- Collect and report intelligence information, provide precision long range rifle fire- Director, 173d ABN BDE Pre-Ranger and Advanced Marksmanship training programs

  • Scout Platoon Sergeant

    Mar 2001 - Aug 2001

  • Scout / Sniper Team Leader

    Aug 1998 - Mar 2001
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  JRTC and Fort Johnson

  Nov 2001 - Apr 2002

  Observer/ Controller (Organizational Development facilitator)

  - Small Group Team Building Facilitator

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  JRTC and Fort Johnson

  Oct 2002 - Oct 2004

  Operations Manager - Exercise Planner

  - Operations Manager, Joint Operations Center, monitor and control execution of OD events, collect data and assist production and presentation of after-action review to executive staff- Exercise Planner, contract with client units to identify organizational development (OD) and functional goals and present training opportunities to achieve them, assist logistical planning

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  Training and Exercise Branch, G3 Operations, US Army Central Command

  Oct 2004 - Apr 2010

  - Directly manage a staff of 52 multi-disciplinary personnel in Atlanta and Kuwait responsible for final training of all US forces moving into Iraq and conducting 17 semi-annual international joint forces exercises varying in scale from 100 to 15,000 participants.- Directed all branch physical security and INFOSEC activities to "SECRET" level, Administrator for sizable office LAN, led semi-annual Information Security Assurance training program. - Demonstrated ability to communicate with culturally diverse stakeholders by successfully contracting with clients to identify organizational goals, affirm client commitment, define change strategies, and effectively collect and present data.- Collaborate with clients through expedited organizational goal setting by driving a culture of continuous improvement through client development and mentoring practices and implementing standard operating procedures to facilitate interoperability.- Coordinate and negotiate all facets of physically executing each engagement. Show less - Create and lead multi-national Organization Development teams of up to 20 cross-functional team members from computer simulations section, Defense Attaché offices and multi-national forces staffs conducting 9 annual projects/engagements, - Direct the establishment and operation of localized LANs for each engagement, and coordinated the establishment of computer networked battlefield live to constructive simulations centers.- Establish baseline action and reporting requirements and KPIs to define engagement activities to event participants and measure reactions to subsequently develop a road map of process improvement to create a culture of cooperation and achieve successful merger of joint operations centers. Additional Primary Position: Operations Manager- Direct and control operations of every engagement site; infrastructure (lodging and presentation facilities), logistics, catering and life support activities, travel and transportation, managed contracts to ensure proper delivery or execution in accordance with Statements of Work or Memoranda of Agreement Show less

  • Project Manager Program Management Office

    Nov 2006 - Apr 2010

  • Project Manager

    Oct 2004 - Nov 2006
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  SOC LLC

  Jul 2012 - Aug 2013

  Program Manager

  - Initiate and lead change effort to rehabilitate a program failing to meet quotas and running in a negative cost-benefit resulting in a 30% increase in recruiting production and a 40% reduction in operating cost- Maintained operational connectivity with multiple remote direct reports in 5 different countries and time zones in extremely austere conditions- Led a team of 4 direct reports and 3 subcontracted Kenyan firms across the Middle East and Kenya to streamline costly processes and realign strategic goals- Collaborate with subcontracted firms to guide staffs through Organizational Development process utilizing creative problem-solving skills and culturally diverse communication styles to create mutually beneficial outcomes and on time delivery of output- Directed modification of candidate screening process resulting in 80% increase in success rate Show less